Chinese Tianfang Ma (8-d) 2025 world amateur champion; Kevin Prist (3-d) 30th with 4 wins (out of 8 rounds)

Tianfang Ma from China has won the 2025 edition of the WAGC (World Amateur Go Championship), ahead of Japanese Minoru Ozeki (2nd) and Korean Sawoo Kim (3rd).
They all got 7 wins out of 8 rounds (Ozeki won against Ma but lost to Kim, who lost to Ma).

Among the 4 players with 6 wins, Lukas Podpera (CZ, 7-d) ended 6th and is the best Western competitor.

Our guy this year was Kevin Prist (3-d). He ended 30th out of a field of 52 players, with a 4 wins/4 defeats score. To be noticed: he managed to beat Geert Groenen (NL, 6-d) !

Complete results: https://leago.gg/event/wagc2025/standings/r/7